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The AIPT Comics podcast is back with your recap of the week in comics, reviews, and more. This week special guest Steve Orlando joins the show to discuss his many projects, including Scarlet Witch, Astonishing Iceman, Exorcists Never Die, and more. 

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NEWS

1. New comics publisher DSTLRY announces creator-first focus
2. DC reveals new details for Knight Terrors, their summer horror event
   1. DC sheds light on superhero 'Knight Terrors' superhero tie-ins out July 2023
3. DC details two new Mark Waid projects with Superman and the Teen Titans
4. New sequel series 'Harley Quinn: Black + White + Redder' launching in July 2023
5. Star Wars gets scary with 'Dark Droids' comics event starting August 2023
6. Marvel sheds light on new villains Ashen Combine in upcoming ‘Avengers’ series
7. 'Marvel Zero' announced collecting Free Comic Book Day stories with bonus materials
8. Marvel sheds light on 'Immortal X-Men' and 'X-Men Red' out August 2023
   1. Marvel adds 'Children of the Vault' to new Fall of X titles out in August 2023
   2. Fall of X series 'Alpha Flight' announced for August 2023
   3. 'Uncanny Spider-Man' announced 'in the shadow' of Fall of X
9. Garth Ennis and Jacen Burrows team up for 'The Ribbon Queen' out July 2023
10. WEBTOON and Ubisoft launch 'Assassin’s Creed: Forgotten Temple' April 24th 

Our Top Books of the Week

Dave:

1. Star Trek: Defiant (2023) #2 (Christopher Cantwell, Angel Unzueta)
2. Danger Street (2022) #5 (Tom King, Jorge Fornes)

Nathan:

1. The Great British Bump-Off #1 (John Allison, Max Sarin)
2. Carnage #12 (Alex Paknadel, Francesco Manna)

Standout KAPOW moment of the week:

Nathan - Exorcists Never Die #1 (Steve Orlando, Sebastian Piriz, Carlos M. Mangual)

Dave - Guardians of the Galaxy #1 (Jackson Lanzing, Collin Kelly, Kev Walker)

TOP BOOKS FOR NEXT WEEK

1. Dave: Avengers Assemble: Omega #1 (Jason Aaron, Javier Garron)
2. Nathan: DCeased: War of the Undead Gods #8 (Tom Taylor, Trevor Hairsine, Lucas Meyer)

JUDGING BY THE COVER JR.

1. Dave: Captain America: Unforgiven #1 (Gist Cover)
2. Nathan: DC Silent Tales #1 (Fabio Moon & Gabriel Ba)

Interview: Steve Orlando talks Spider-Man 2099: Dark Genesis, Astonishing Iceman, EXORCISTS NEVER DIE #1,